Silver Plated Unit - Ecen Ecen Corn Ear Three Pellets Contemporary Counterfeit

Contemporary counterfeits of Iceni coinage were produced in significant numbers during the decades before the Roman conquest, suggesting that demand for silver currency outpaced legitimate tribal output. These plated pieces — a bronze core struck with genuine dies or close imitations, then given a silver wash — circulated alongside official issues and were almost certainly accepted as equivalent by most users. The technology was not crude opportunism; it required controlled production.

The Boudiccan revolt of 60-61 AD and the subsequent Roman reorganization of the region make attribution of late Iceni issues genuinely difficult. Many pieces entered the ground during that upheaval.